Just Include Me - Inclusive Health Practice

The Just Include Me eLearning series provides health professionals with the tools to promote inclusion and deliver person-centred care for people with intellectual disability in healthcare settings.

• identify the individual needs of a person with intellectual disability for person-centred care
• describe the impact of unconscious bias in health care and examine personal attitudes and behaviours toward people with intellectual disability
• identify systemic barriers in healthcare that perpetuate bias and outline strategies to address and reduce bias in practice
• determine and apply reasonable adjustments relevant to the person's needs, while liaising with others involved in a person's care and support
• effectively communicate with people by identifying their communication needs and applying appropriate adjustments
• describe your role in identifying underlying health factors and needs contributing to behaviours of concern in people with intellectual disability
• apply positive behaviour strategies to support people with intellectual disability in engaging with health services
• identify virtual care barriers for people with intellectual disability and determine reasonable adjustments to facilitate access to virtual care or alternatives
• describe your role in preserving the rights of people with intellectual disability to consent and make healthcare decisions
• apply decision support strategies to involve decision-makers in care provision based on individual will and preferences

Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.